Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A accident near Chamberino, NM
On June 25, 2024, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chamberino, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 25, 2024
- Place
- Chamberino, NM
- Aircraft
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.023°N, 106.709°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240625194549
Official records · WPR24FA213
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 25, 2024, about 1315 mountain daylight time, a Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation-Schweizer G-164A, N9709, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Chamberino, New Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. According to the owner and chief pilot of the agricultural application company, the accident flight was the pilot’s first flight in the accident airplane make and model, and was also the airplane’s first flight since maintenance had been performed. The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to gain flight experience in a turbine-powered agricultural airplane. The chief pilot stated that he instructed the accident pilot to take off to the north, climb “a couple thousand feet” and practice turns, climbs and descents, then return to the departure airport. The chief pilot and the accident pilot had difficulty communicating via radio. The chief pilot sent the accident pilot a text message asking if he could hear him, and the accident pilot indicated that he could barely hear radio transmissions. The chief pilot replied, “ok text me when you head back” and “you may have to talk directly into the handheld.” The accident pilot acknowledged. The chief pilot subsequently received a message that stated, “It shakes a little bit, I don’t know if its normal” to which he replied, “Yeah it’s just a lot of horsepower on the front of the plane.” Shortly thereafter, the chief pilot saw a plume of smoke near the area where the pilot was operating. He subsequ
Probable cause
An aerodynamic stall and loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
